Love Affairs in Chang’an

Chapter 42: Mei Niang’s house

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"Wow... Wow!" A cry of surprise sounded among Yuwen Hongtai and others.

"My mother, how can there be such a beautiful woman in the world?" Yuwen Hongtai's eyes were already straight, and his mouth was almost drooling.

"He is wearing simple men's clothing, but he is already so elegant... stunning, stunning!" Yin Yang and others whispered in a low voice.

Yao'er and the other girls bowed respectfully: "I've met my boss."

Qin Mubai laughed.

Wu Meiniang, I knew it was you!

The owner of the best hotel in the world is indeed Wu Meiniang. At this moment, she was wearing the typical attire of a young lady—a large cloak, a brocade robe, and a golden crown to tie her hair. Her face was not pink but as round as jade, her red lips were smeared with vermilion, and her bearing was beyond everyone else. As soon as Bu stepped in here, it seemed to brighten up the room.

Wu Meiniang walked in with her hands cut off and swaggering like a man. She raised her face and looked around the room with a leisurely and proud expression. Then she walked straight to Qin Mubai, followed a man's bow and bowed her hands: "Young Master Qin, please come on." Come here, the shop will be full of glory. Since Yao'er has been taught by Mr. Qin, she is the best pipa master in the world. I wonder what Mr. Qin wants to do. "

"It's up to you." Qin Mubai knew that this little girl was acting out again, and she didn't know what conspiracy was brewing in her careful mind, so she responded casually and did not follow her words.

Yao'er on the other side was so flattered that she hurriedly ran over and knelt down on the ground: "Little girl, thank you for your great kindness, my boss, and thank you, Mr. Qin, for your great kindness!"

"There's no need to thank me, just thank Mr. Qin!" Wu Meiniang said with a smile on her face, "Young Master Qin's disciples must be vying for them everywhere. Maybe the emperor knows about it and wants to invite him in." It is a great honor for a small shop to be hired as a musician by the palace!"

Everyone was a little surprised when they heard this: Strange, why does this boss speak so thorny, as if he has ulterior motives

"Master, please don't say that..." Yao'er said timidly, a little worried, "I don't dare expect to become Mr. Qin's disciple. As long as my master doesn't dislike it, I will stay here as a dishwasher." The handymen are also happy, as long as they have a bowl of rice to eat..."

"That can't be done!" Wu Meiniang suddenly said loudly, "Even if you are willing, how can the shop handle it if Mr. Qin is distressed and angry? - You guys, why don't you invite Miss Yao'er to go down and change into beautiful clothes? Waiting in the conservatory of Jinxiang Pavilion? "

"Yes, my boss." The other women didn't dare to say anything and obediently followed Yao'er and left.

Qin Mubai glanced sideways at Wu Meiniang and remained silent. After all the women had left, he said, "Meiniang, what do you mean?"

"What!" Wu Meiniang said with disapproval as she paced with her hands cut behind her back, "The little beauty you like, of course I feel sorry for you! Otherwise, if word gets out, people will think that I, the principal wife, am a petty person. Woolen cloth!"

"Wow! It turns out she is Wu Meiniang! She is the illegitimate wife of Third Brother Qin!" Yuwen Hongtai and others shouted in shock, "The best wine in the world is actually opened by Wu Meiniang. Why didn't we know it at first?"

"Why don't you come and pay homage to sister-in-law!" Yin Yang shouted loudly, and a group of men fell down neatly - "Greetings to sister-in-law!"

"Generals and brothers, please forgive me!" Wu Meiniang said calmly, smiling, "I haven't been here yet, so I can't be considered your sister-in-law. However, you can treat this place as your home from now on. , you can come and stay whenever you want. As for the expenses, it’s up to you. If you forget to bring it, it will be on your head. He is the most generous person!”

"Uh... Haha, haha! Thank you sister-in-law!" Yuwen Hongtai and others burst into laughter. The look in Wu Meiniang's eyes also changed - from the envious and covetous look before, to one of awe and awe, not daring to look directly at her.

"This way, this restaurant has some free and useful bodyguards and backstage staff." Qin Mubai shook his head and smiled to himself, but he kept sitting there without saying much. He allowed these people to toss for a long time, and then said: "Meiniang, you Is the excitement over? "

"It's over!" Wu Meiniang turned around lightly and looked at Qin Mubai with a charming smile, "What are your instructions, husband?"

"Speak somewhere else."

"Okay!" Wu Meiniang said nothing, said goodbye to Yuwen Hongtai and others, and led Qin Mubai to a quiet daughter's boudoir.

"Husband, why did it take you so long to come see me?" Wu Meiniang looked at Qin Mubai with a strange smile on her face, blinked her big eyes and said with a joking smile, "I miss you so much! I, a female classmate, do such a thing There is no man in our store to help me, you are so cruel!"

"No one else, do you still need to tease me like this?" Qin Mubai smiled and said, "When did you open such a big store? Why have I never heard of it?"

"How can I, a weak-tempered prostitute, have the ability to open such a big shop in the West City of Chang'an, where land is so valuable?" Wu Meiniang paced with her hands cut behind her back, not even looking at Qin Mubai. He said as if talking to himself, "It's just that the men in my family don't care about their wives, but there are other men vying to flatter and help her."

"What's the meaning?"

"That's what it means."

"Did Zheng Fengchi give the store to you?"

"To be more specific, it's Zheng Fengchi's son, Zheng Anshun, the young master of the Zheng family." Wu Meiniang raised her face and said, quite provocatively.

"Ha!" Qin Mubai smiled disapprovingly, "Mei Niang, isn't that Zheng Anshun young, rich, suave, and quite charming?"

"Yeah, how did you know?"

"You guessed it." Qin Mubai smiled, "Because it's not your style and habit not to create such a character to annoy me."

"Boring!" Wu Meiniang curled her lips, a little sulky as if her trick had been exposed, and snorted, "Zheng Anshun did manage the store for me, but it wasn't a gift. I took the initiative to ask for it from Zheng Fengchi. I told him , I don’t want the profit share from selling wine, just switch to a restaurant like this. Then, I asked to be qualified to sell Qinxian wine here. Then, I found your good disciple, Tai Le Department. I once ordered him to help me train several harp players. Just think, you taught him how to play pipa. I sent someone to learn from him. Would he be embarrassed not to teach me? The first wine shop was built. All the beauties here were bought or invited from various places. It is difficult to pick out an ugly girl among them. "

"Is it just for men to drink flower wine?"

"Wrong!" Wu Meiniang suddenly shouted, "There is no flower wine to drink here. No matter who it is, there is no way to touch the women here, otherwise I will not show any mercy to him and kick him out on the spot. Let him You are a relative of the emperor, so you should respect yourself when you come here. Even if I risk having my house confiscated and my family destroyed, I still want to make these people look good."

"It's better to have something in your mouth than something you can't eat. Mei Niang, you are quite good at whetting a man's appetite. You are really good at it." Qin Mubai said with a smile, "This restaurant will definitely make a lot of money, there is no doubt about it."

"I hate men's virtues, but I am sure to make money this way. I just want to open this restaurant, the first one in Chang'an." Wu Meiniang raised her lips with pride and smiled, "Let the emperor even After knowing my reputation as the 'best wine in the world', he will hate me, Wu Meiniang, a businesswoman. Isn't this exactly our plan?"

"Haha, it seems you have a lot of resentment!" Qin Mubai said with a smile.

"How dare I have any grievances?" Wu Meiniang curled her lips and said while playing with a teacup, "This is a man's world. Women are, after all, men's vassals. I just can't figure out why a man can be in the home. With a beautiful wife and concubines, you can still be romantic and happy outside, lingering in the land of singing and dancing every day, and sleeping with different women in your arms at night? As for women, they have to abide by the rules of women for their men, and they will be morally punished if they step out of line. And the double slaying of the law?”

Qin Mubai couldn't help but frowned: "What do you want to say?"

"Hehe, what I want to say is that men are human beings, but women are not human beings? Why can't women be surrounded by thousands of handsome men?" Wu Meiniang laughed evilly.

"Then why don't you give it a try?" Qin Mubai shook his head a little dumbfounded and thought to himself: Is this the ideal of Her Majesty the Queen when she was a child? Or maybe she has had such a rebellious character since she was a child

"You said it, I will try it." Wu Meiniang looked at Qin Mubai with a tit-for-tat smile and said leisurely, "That Zheng Anshun is pretty good. He is handsome, docile, amiable and knowledgeable, but he is better than you This bad-tempered man is much more interesting."

Qin Mubai knew that she was deliberately provoking him to make him laugh, so he still said indifferently: "I bet that Zheng Anshun was killed before you even started. Even if Zheng Fengchi is the richest man in Chang'an, making friends There are countless powerful people who have friendships with the emperor, and they can’t stop it.”

Wu Meiniang's little face trembled slightly and turned pale. She hesitated for a moment and said sternly: "Yes, you are great now and have become a high official. Baiqi Shi, the general of the guard beside the emperor, a famous man! Even Yuchi Jingde's son was knocked down and severely beaten by you. How can a mere businessman's son have the right to touch your woman, right?"

"This is not a question of qualifications." Qin Mubai raised the corner of his mouth slightly and smiled slightly coldly, "He doesn't even have the courage to think about it. If you don't believe me, go ask him? Other men , so it doesn’t matter which man you want to use to stimulate me.”

"It's so boring to say these things when we meet! Even if we are not a couple, we are still friends, right? How come we are like enemies!" Wu Meiniang couldn't say more, and stomped her feet with a straight face and said hatefully, "If you say a few nice words, you will die. ah?"